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Xavier Hazard takes a shot for the EPHS boys' basketball team during a game last winter against Central. Hazard was among the standouts for the Townies in the just completed Johnston Summer League.
E.P. boys' hoopsters hope summer 'school' pays dividends this winter
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys’ basketball team recently completed its annual summer slate of activities, including participation in the Johnston League where the … more
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Franklin Carela Lopez rises at the rim to finish a layup for the East Providence High School boys' basketball team during the Townies' win over visiting Mt. Pleasant Monday night, Jan. 8. The victory was the third Division I win in a row for the locals.
Winter has arrived...has the East Providence boys' hoops team done so too?
Winter arrived in recent days in the form of the season's first snowstorm, dropping a measurable amount of the white stuff for the first time in some 11 months. The East Providence High School … more
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Barrington's Chris Brindamour competed in the recent Duckpin Professional Bowlers Association Tour stop at Dudek Lanes in Warren.
National duckpin pro bowling tour makes a stop at Dudek Lanes
WARREN — The sixth stop on the 2023 edition of the Duckpin Professional Bowlers Association Tour schedule took place last weekend, Aug. 4-6, at Dudek Lanes in Warren and featured of a couple of … more
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No. 1 singles player James McShane serves for the Townies during a recent EPHS boys' tennis match.
EPHS boys' tennis seniors hopefully leave a lasting legacy
Three matches is all that potentially remains in the noteworthy careers of the seniors on the East Providence High School boys' tennis team as the Townies begin their pursuit of the 2024 Division II … more
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Seniors Luke Brennan (left), Jackson Mello, Henry Rodrigues and junior Tyler Hurd celebrate the victory after the game.
Whew! Portsmouth holds off East Providence, 14-13
PORTSMOUTH — Things looked somewhat grim for the Portsmouth Patriots football team Friday night, as visiting East Providence nearly shut the door on their season late in the R.I. Division … more
Keigan Grant fires a pass past the Portsmouth offense.
Gallery: East Providence-Mt. Hope drops D-II hockey outing vs. Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The East Providence High-Mt. Hope High School co-operative hockey squad dropped its latest Division II outing played Wednesday night, Jan. 4, a 10-3 decision to Portsmouth High at … more
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Ten Townies ink their collegiate student-athlete letters of intent
EAST PROVIDENCE -— Ten student-athletes in the graduating Class of 2023 at East Providence High School, five each young women and men, formalized their choices to continue their sporting … more
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Barrington's Leo Espindle slides safely into home under the tag of Rumford's Wyatt Vanech during the 10u All Star game between the sides Saturday, July 8.
Gallery: Rumford, Barrington 10u baseball All Stars
BARRINGTON — Host Barrington broke open a close game in the second part of the contest to defeat Rumford 9-3 in the opening round of the 2023 District 2 10-and-under baseball All Star … more
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The EPHS No. 2 doubles tandem of Paris Martin (left) and Caroline Haggerty play their match against Bay View in the 2022 Division III championship contest November 5. The duo finished undefeated a team 14-0 and individually at 17-0.
Bengals best East Providence for Division III girls’ tennis title
EAST PROVIDENCE — In a match befitting the two best teams during the regular season, St. Mary Academy-Bay View edged cross-city rival East Providence High School by a 4-3 score for the 2022 … more
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Keira Quadros struck out 10 batters in the Townies' 1-0 season-ending loss to Cumberland in the 2023 Division I playoffs.
Cumberland ends East Providence High School's softball season
The East Providence High School softball team fell out of the Division I state championship playoffs over the last week after dropping a pair of games in the double-elimination event. Host … more
The repositioned and rewired light at the EPHS stadium is tested Wednesday, July 19.
'Pole position'...troubled EPHS stadium light fixture is back in action
EAST PROVIDENCE — A gray, overcast sky late in the morning into the early afternoon of Wednesday, July 19, was the perfect backdrop to test the reinstalled light post at East Providence High … more
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East Providence's Tiana Brierly receives a hug from teammate Caroline Haggerty after Brierly and partner Emma Gillheeney earned the deciding point in a 4-3 win over Cranston East in the D-III girls' tennis playoff quarterfinals October 28.
East Providence edges Thunderbolts in girls' tennis quarters
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ tennis team advanced to the Division III playoff semifinals after the Townies defeated visiting Cranston East, 4-2, in a … more
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LaSalle leaves it late in boys' soccer win over East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys’ soccer club was shut out, 2-0, by visiting rival LaSalle Thursday night, Oct. 27, in its 2022 Division I regular season finale, but … more
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DEM stocks 10 ponds, lakes for winter fishing
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will be stocking the following 10 lakes and ponds with rainbow trout, Sebago Atlantic salmon, and new this year, lake … more
Mackenzie Pacheco (mid-left) and Madison Slavick (mid-right) lead the Townies onto the competition floor.
Townies take second at state cheer championships, compete at regionals
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School Competition Cheer team reached the crux of its 2022-23 schedule over the last few weeks, competing in a pair of top level championship … more
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East Providence's Nathan Capelo fires a penalty shot into the net while battling Moses Brown, Friday, Sept. 1, in the Townies' Injury Fund outing at Barrington.
Townies continue prep for 2023 fall regular seasons
Most of the East Providence High School fall sports squads got their first taste of action last weekend as the Townies continued to prep for the respective starts of their upcoming 2023 regular … more
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DEM stocks 25 state waterways with Brook, Rainbow trout
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is conducting its fall trout stocking at area locations in advance of the Columbus Day holiday weekend. The effort … more
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EPHS girls vie in Sullivan Division championships
The East Providence High School indoor track and field teams, as their sport traditionally does, get the 2023-24 winter championships schedule started this weekend when the girls contest the Sullivan … more
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Lily Johanson, Peter Kochan and their EPHS Unified Hoops teammates beat North Kingstown May 11 to advance to the 2023 Division II playoffs championship game.
East Providence High School advances to Unified hoops title tilt
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School Unified Basketball League squad never trailed en route to a 30-22 victory over visiting North Kingstown in the semifinals of the Division II … more
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Senior Jaidin Ivy is one of the sprinters expected to help the East Providence High School boys' outdoor track and field team score points during the upcoming championship meet schedule.
EPHS eyes relevancy in boys' outdoor track this spring
The East Providence High School boys' outdoor track and field team continues its 2024 regular season with the aim of remaining relevant come the championship meet schedule later this spring. The … more
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Senior Levi Jacobs has returned to the EPHS boys' basketball team this winter after missing the last two seasons with knee injuries.
After years of injury, East Providence's Jacobs bounces back
The story of East Providence High School senior basketball standout Levi Jacobs is certainly one of pain, definitely one of perseverance and, for good measure, one of pride..."Townie Pride." The … more
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The Huskies storm teammate Aidan Ramaglia after his walk off hit scored two runs to lift Mt. Hope over East Providence 10-9 in the seventh inning.
Ramaglia’s walk off hit in seventh boosts Huskies nine over Townies, 10-9
The Huskies stormed outfielder Aidan Ramaglia who stood on second base after he hit a groundball base hit up the middle to score Matt Gale and Caleb DeCastro and give the Huskies an improbable 10-9 walk-off victory at Guiteras Field on Friday afternoon. more
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East Providence High School's Sadie Gagnon reacts as she looks up at the scoreboard after finishing second in the girls' 200 yard freestyle at the 2024 state meet Saturday, March 2, at Brown University..
Gagnon shines for EPHS swimmers at 2024 states
Sadie Gagnon capped her debut season on the East Providence High School swim team in fine fashion by the leading the Townies at the 2024 Rhode Island Interscholastic League State Championship Meet … more
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East Providence High School coach Tom Galligan, who has guided the Townies for 31 years, has been chosen for induction into the Rhode Island Wrestling Hall of Fame, Class of 2023.
East Providence's Galligan finally gets his call to the Hall
EAST PROVIDENCE — Friends, peers and associates will say it's much overdue, but East Providence High School's Tom Galligan will finally be inducted into the Rhode Island Wrestling Hall of Fame … more
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East Providence High School’s Jordan O’Hara, Tyler Robinson, Roger Beaudet and Connor Cirello (from back left to front right) run as a pack for the Townies during the boys’ Class A Championship Meet Saturday, Oct. 29, at Ponaganset High’s Covered Bridge Trail.
Gallery: Townies compete in boys' cross country class meet
NORTH SCITUATE — The East Providence High School boys’ cross country team completed its 2022 season last weekend vying in the Class A Championship Meet at Ponaganset High’s 3.1-mile … more
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